That's where we differ. At least in my cooking, art is a gift that I choose to give. If I get paid for it too, well, that just severely sucks, now doesn't it.
It took me a loooong time to work that one out. One interesting clue that I completely missed for the longest time was that I cook much better/more interesting food for an appreciative audience. For myself, I'll often just knock out something simple and quick. For others, I'll do quite a bit.
My other "art"...photography, painting, drawing, etc. was always a gift I gave myself. The only person who really had to love it was me. Nobody else.
Defiance? Hell, hon, I've been running my own businesses for 20+ years now. If that isn't defiance, I don't know what is.
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Date: 2009-06-29 06:23 pm (UTC)It took me a loooong time to work that one out. One interesting clue that I completely missed for the longest time was that I cook much better/more interesting food for an appreciative audience. For myself, I'll often just knock out something simple and quick. For others, I'll do quite a bit.
My other "art"...photography, painting, drawing, etc. was always a gift I gave myself. The only person who really had to love it was me. Nobody else.
Defiance? Hell, hon, I've been running my own businesses for 20+ years now. If that isn't defiance, I don't know what is.